Australian batsman Chris Lynn has been ruled out of the Gillette One-Day International Series against England with a calf injury. Lynn suffered the injury to his right calf fielding in the Brisbane Heat’s KFC Big Bash League match against the Perth Scorchers at The Gabba on 5 January.

It is expected the injury will sideline him for three to four weeks, with the earliest return to play likely to be the Heat’s KFC BBL match against The Melbourne Renegades at The Gabba on 27 January.

Zimbabwe have included the uncapped duo of Brandon Mavuta and Ryan Murray in their squad for the triangular series in Bangladesh, involving the hosts and Sri Lanka.

Apart from the two former Zimbabwe Under-19 stars, Blessing Muzarabani – who made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa on Boxing Day – is also in line to get his first one-day international cap after he was included in the 15-man squad.

The BLACKCAPS have selected two spin options in their ODI squad to face Pakistan in the opening two matches of the GJ Gardner Homes Series. Allrounders Todd Astle and Mitchell Santner both feature in the 13 man squad, with Martin Guptill also returning to the side. The opening match of the series is on 6 January at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

BLACKCAPS Selector Gavin Larsen said having both Astle and Santner gave the team options.

Seth Rance has been brought into the BLACKCAPS squad to replace Adam Milne, who has been ruled out with a foot injury. Milne felt discomfort in his left foot while landing to bowl and has been ruled out of the remainder of the G.J Gardner Homes ODI and Twenty20 series against West Indies. He will continue to be evaulated.

“Adam has a great work ethic and puts a lot into his fitness, so I certainly feel for him with this injury,” said BLACKCAPS Selector Gavin Larsen. “It’s a long summer and there’s a lot of cricket left for Adam to play, so we’ll work with him to get him back to full fitness.

“Seth comes into the squad off the back of consistently strong domestic performances. We were already looking at Seth for the upcoming Twenty20 series, so this just brings him into the squad slightly earlier than anticipated.